Louisiana drug bust seizes over 9K lethal doses of fentanyl
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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Baton Rouge deputies arrested a man and a woman after over 9,000 lethal doses of fentanyl and large amounts of other drugs were seized.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said accused poly-drug trafficker Rashee Scruggs, 42, was arrested after a drug bust. Search warrants were conducted on Peerless and Paige streets Thursday, where investigators found several drugs.

Agents seized the following:

  • 2.13 pounds of powder fentanyl (9,662 lethal doses)
  • 23,715 dosage units of MDMA pills
  • 3.51 pounds of powder cocaine
  • 1.65 pounds crack cocaine
  • 2.99 ounces pounds of marijuana
  • 10 dosage units of hydrocodone prescription pills
  • 2 dosage units of oxycodone prescription pills
  • 1 dosage units of dextroamphetamine prescription pills
  • 4 digital scales (cocaine and fentanyl residue)
  • Glass measuring container with cocaine residue
  • Money counter
  • Boxes of plastic bags and narcotics cutting agent
  • $82,591 (Pending seizure)
  • Firearm
  • Taurus, G2C semiauto 9mm handgun (Stolen through BRPD File #24-201668)
  • Bersa, Thunder semiauto .380 caliber handgun
  • FN, Five-7 semiauto 5.7×28 caliber handgun

Scruggs faces charges of drug distribution, possession with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Cynthia Gross, 20, faces charges of possession with intent to distribute drugs, possession of a stolen firearm, operation of a clandestine lab, possession of drug paraphernalia and three counts of possession of a firearm with CDS.

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